Research Trends in Novel Magnets for Electromagnetic Applications; Santorini, Greece; September 3-5, 2008

技术：研讨会的目的是审查高科技磁体及其应用的现状，确定高性能磁体的当前和未来需求，并讨论/提出研究计划，使我们能够开发具有所需性能的下一代磁体材料。这次会议将聚集主要来自美国和欧洲的磁性材料领域的顶尖研究人员，讨论令人震惊的下降趋势。先进的磁铁，以及扭转这一趋势的方法。研讨会将为高性能磁体提供5-7年的路线图，并促进大学、国家实验室和行业之间的合作。研讨会将讨论高性能磁体的制造、加工和加固。非技术：高性能磁体，包括永磁体和软磁材料，目前正被用于许多军事和商业应用，被认为不仅对国防部，而且对美国经济都是必不可少的和关键的。随着越来越多的应用要求更好的性能(更好的性能以及更高的工作温度和频率)，而目前的材料无法提供，对先进磁体的需求非常高。然而，近年来美国和欧洲对这些材料的研究和开发一直在下降，尽管它们很重要，而且它们对大多数现代技术进步都起到了重要作用。研讨会的重点是高性能的硬磁铁和软磁铁。

TECHNICAL: The aim of the Workshop is to review the current status of high technology magnets and their applications, to identify current and future needs in high performance magnets and discuss/propose research initiatives that will allow us to develop the next generation magnet materials with the desired properties. The conference would bring together leading researchers on magnetic materials, primarily from USA and Europe, to discuss the ?alarming downtrend? in advanced magnets, and ways to reverse this trend. The workshop would provide a 5-7 years roadmap for high performance magnets, and promote collaboration amongst universities, national labs, and industry. The workshop would discuss fabrication, processing, and consolidation of high performance magnets. NON-TECHNICAL: High performance magnets, both permanent magnets and soft magnetic materials, are currently being used in many military and commercial applications, and are considered to be essential and critical not only for DOD but also for the US economy. The demand for advanced magnets is very high with a growing number of applications demanding better properties (better performance and higher operating temperatures and frequency) that are not available with the current materials. However, research and development of these materials have been in decline in recent years in United States and Europe despite their importance and the fact that they have been instrumental for most of the modern technology advances. The Workshop will focus on high performance hard and soft magnets.